PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED LOCK MECHANISM
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a housing;
a processor disposed within said housing;
a computer readable medium disposed within said housing and in communication with said processor;
a lock mechanism disposed within said housing, wherein said lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
computer readable program code encoded in said computer readable medium and useable with said processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect moving said lock mechanism between said locked configuration and said unlocked configuration.
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Abstract
An article of manufacture, such as a laptop computer, comprising a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, a computer readable medium disposed within the housing and in communication with the processor, a lock mechanism disposed within the housing, wherein the lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium and useable with the processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect moving the lock mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.
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25 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a housing; a processor disposed within said housing; a computer readable medium disposed within said housing and in communication with said processor; a lock mechanism disposed within said housing, wherein said lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; computer readable program code encoded in said computer readable medium and useable with said processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect moving said lock mechanism between said locked configuration and said unlocked configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The article of manufacture of claim 12, further comprising a data input device in communication with said processor, wherein said computer readable program code to receive Proffered Security Information further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect receiving said Proffered Security Information from said data input device.
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14. A computer program product encoded in a computer readable medium disposed within an electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a programmable processor disposed within said housing; a lock mechanism disposed within said housing, wherein said lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; computer readable program code which causes said programmable processor to move said lock mechanism between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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